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The Punch the Shark Quest is split into four different Missions. Unlike the previous three Missions in the Quest, there is no Homie selection at the beginning, as in continues directly from the previous Mission.

This mission begins with The Protagonist breaking through the vent into Zinyak's throne room. Zinyak and The Protagonist then fight. Zinyak gets a suit of power armour and creates a shield around him while The Protagonist is attacked by explosive C.I.D.s and Zin troops.

After a quick time event, Zinyak is killed, his throne rises up, and The Protagonist sits in it.

During the first stage, Zinyak moves around the map in a giant mech suit, standing on one of the platforms around the edge of the map. After standing on a platform for a while, he flies to another platform while attacking. If The Protagonist is not on Zinyak's platform, he fires large explosive laser blasts at a rapid rate in The Protagonist's direction. If The Protagonist shares the platform with Zinyak, he uses a powerful stomp attack in an attempt to knock The Protagonist off the platform.

In the second stage, Zinyak surrounds himself with a barrier and exploding CIDs on the central platform. The only way to damage Zinyak is to catch him in the explosion radius of a CID. The Protagonist is encouraged to use Telekinesis to hurl CIDs through the barrier, and can do so either from the center platform or one of the side platforms, the latter of which is much safer but much slower. It is encouraged to use Force element, as the CIDs detonate if they take too much damage.

In the third stage, the shield generators manifest, as well as a swarm of portals which spawn Zin and Murderbots. The Saints also arrive on Xors and aid The Protagonist in battle. This stage is cleared by disabling the generators.

The final stage is similar to the first stage, but with all of the enemies and allies from previous stages in battle.

There are two endings to this mission, though it is not through any actions in this mission. If all loyalty quests are completed, then the bonus ending is played, in which the Saints discover time travel and the narrator is revealed to be Jane Austen. If not all the loyalty quests are completed, then the Saints do not discover time travel and the "Saints and Sensibility" achievement is not unlocked.

This quest is made up for 4 missions, which are visible in the quest log. After each mission, it is possible to quit and resume the current mission from the Quests menu. After completing side-quest missions, or saving and reloading, the current Grand Finale mission is auto-started.

After completing the mission, the post-game tutorial text is titled "I came, I saw, I conquered", which is the English translation of Julius Caesar's famous line "Veni, vidi, vici".

The Protagonist promising Zinyak to rip his head off and later keeping their words in the final cutscene seems to be a reference to Duke Nukem 3D Lunar Apocalypse episode boss fight which also took place on a space installation, although Duke's promise featured some additional actions that were performed in the ending cutscene as well as the decapitation itself. Furthermore, the whole named episode involved aliens kidnapping Earth citizens making the reference more likely.

At the start of the game, the ending scene is shown briefly, with The Protagonist in "The Iron Saint" power armor.

+Male 2: "This isn't for your empire, this is for the people of Earth."

-Female 1: "This isn't for your empire, this is for the people of Earth."Female 2: "This isn't for your empire, this is for the people of Earth."Female 3: "This isn't for your empire, this is for the people of Earth."Male 1: "This isn't for your empire, this is for the people of Earth."Male 2: "This isn't for your empire, this is for the people of Earth."Male 3: "This isn't for your empire, this is for the people of Earth."Nolan North: "This isn't for your empire, this is for the people of Earth."

+Nolan North: "It's time you paid the piper, Zinyak."

-Female 1: "And all the other races you destroyed."Female 2: "It's time you joined those you killed."Female 3: "And the people of Earth don't forget."Male 1: "It's time you paid the piper, Zinyak."Male 2: "Most of all, this is for me."Male 3: "Show's over. Time to settle your tab."Nolan North: "It's time you paid the piper, Zinyak."

— Beat Down Coming

Zinyak: "There is no universe in existence where you could defeat me!"Zinyak: "Killing you will be my greatest triumph!"Zinyak: "By all means, continue this futile attempt."Zinyak: "Do not think you are gaining any ground here, Saint."Zinyak: "It seems you will die alone in the cold emptiness of space."

Zinyak: "Once I kill you my whole empire will see the futility of humanity's last stand."

— Mission Start

Zinyak: "Too afraid to fight?"Zinyak: "You're only delaying the inevitable."Zinyak: "Come out and face me, Saint!"Zinyak: "Now you show your cowardice!"

— Player Hiding Taunt

+Male 3: "Right in time!"

-Female 1: "Welcome to the party!"Female 2: "That was cutting it close!"Female 3: "Let's do it, people!"Male 1: "Damn am I glad to see you guys!"Male 2: "That's what I'm talkin' about!"Male 3: "Right in time!"Nolan North: "Damn am I glad to see you guys!"

-Female 1: "Time for this shield to go."Female 2: "I'm taking your shield, Zinyak."Female 3: "Oh that shield's coming down now."Male 1: "Now to get this fucking shield down."Male 2: "And now for this fucking shield..."Male 3: "Alright. Focusing on the shield."Nolan North: "Now to get this fucking shield down."

-Female 1: "CID, I need that shield down..."Female 2: "CID? Any progress on that shield?"Female 3: "CID, is that shield coming down soon?"Male 1: "CID, what's the status on that shield?"Male 2: "CID! Shield status!"Male 3: "How's that shield coming, CID?"Nolan North: "CID, what's the status on that shield?"

CID: "Power sources located, though unlocking them is proving difficult. I need more time."

+Male 2: "I'll do what I can."

-Female 1: "I'm counting on you, CID."Female 2: "Time is a bit of a luxury right now."Female 3: "Hopefully not too much time."Male 1: "I'll give you as much as I can, but it better be done soon."Male 2: "I'll do what I can."Male 3: "I'll buy you what I can."Nolan North: "I'll give you as much as I can, but it better be done soon."

— Shield Update

Zinyak: "Here and now I shall show the Zin Empire once more why they serve me!"

+Male 1: "You didn't give them a choice. It's time that changed."

-Female 1: "Let's see how much shit you're talkin' after I break you in half."Female 2: "The only thing they'll see today is how even you can fall."Female 3: "They're not servin' you for long!"Male 1: "You didn't give them a choice. It's time that changed."Male 2: "They never had a choice who to serve. Not till now."Male 3: "They serve because they're slaves. But not for much longer."Nolan North: "You didn't give them a choice. It's time that changed."

Zinyak: "Please, I have conquered countless worlds. Only your pride makes you think the Saints could defeat me."

+Female 1: "This isn't pride... This is you eating my fist."

-Female 1: "This isn't pride... This is you eating my fist."Female 2: "Zinyak, this isn't pride... This is wrath."Female 3: "Oh, Zinyak, this ain't pride... This is wrath."Male 1: "Zinyak, this ain't pride... This is wrath."Male 2: "Zinyak, this isn't pride... This is wrath."Male 3: "Zinyak, this isn't pride... This is wrath!"Nolan North: "Zinyak, this isn't pride... This is wrath."

— Start Fight Convo

Zinyak: "I do hope you like my latest creations. They're very friendly."

+Male 2: "One bullshit trick after another."

-Female 1: "How many of those things does he have?"Female 2: "Well shit, this doesn't look good."Female 3: "I'm guessin' friendly ain't a good thing."Male 1: "Now what the hell are those for?"Male 2: "One bullshit trick after another."Male 3: "What bloody kind of C.I.D.s are these?"Nolan North: "What the hell are those for?"

— SuiCIDs Arrive

CID: "Readings on those C.I.D.s are showing high amounts of explosives inside. I would not let them get close."

+Male 3: "Fantastic. Now tell me how to hit the bastard through that force field."

-Female 1: "Aw, fuck. What about getting past his shield, CID?"Female 2: "Understood. Any ideas on getting past the shield?"Female 3: "Appreciate it, CID, but I need to know how to get through his shield."Male 1: "Well great... Thanks for the tip, but nothing I do can get past that shield. I'm open to ideas here."Male 2: "Good to know, but my main problem's that shield."Male 3: "Fantastic. Now tell me how to hit the bastard through that force field."Nolan North: "Well great... Thanks for the tip, but nothing I do can get past that shield. I'm open to ideas here."

CID: "Those C.I.D.s seem to be able to pass through unhindered. Perhaps throwing them back would work."

+Female 1: "On it. Keep looking for a way to disable that shield."

-Female 1: "On it. Keep looking for a way to disable that shield."Female 2: "Clever, but I'll need the shield down eventually..."Female 3: "I'm willing to try, CID, but I'd rather drop that shield entirely."Male 1: "I'll give it a try, but I'll need that shield down eventually."Male 2: "I'll give it a shot, but I'm still gonna need that shield gone."Male 3: "I'll give it a shot. Work on bringing down that shield."Nolan North: "I'll give it a try, but I'll need that shield down eventually."

CID: "Very well. I will attempt to find the power sources generating the shield."

Zinyak: "And deny my people the enjoyment of aiding their beloved leader? I think not."

+Female 3: "At least they'd live longer."

-Female 1: "Believe me, they won't enjoy it."Female 2: "I am sure they enjoy being forced to die."Female 3: "At least they'd live longer."Male 1: "Your people would get over it."Male 2: "Then your people need a new leader."Male 3: "Nothing about you is beloved, believe me."Nolan North: "I think your people would get over it."

— Zin Soldiers Arrive

Zinyak: "You can kill me, but my people WILL avenge my death! Then your race will be wiped from it's pitiful existence in this universe."

+Female 2: "Just die so I can bring some fucking democracy!"

-Female 1: "Is runnin' shit now."Female 2: "Just die so I can bring some fucking democracy!"Female 3: "We're done talking."Male 1: "Shut the fuck up!"Male 2: "Just die so I can bring some fucking democracy!"Male 3: "Not with a bang, but with a whimper."Nolan North: "Shut the fuck up!"

— Zinyak Dying

+Female 1: "You're not leaving here alive, Zinyak."

-Female 1: "You're not leaving here alive, Zinyak."Female 2: "You've grown soft on your throne, Zinyak."Female 3: "This isn't lookin' good for you, Zinyak."Male 1: "Come on, Zinyak, is that all you got?"Male 2: "Come on, Zinyak, can't you do better than that!"Male 3: "It takes more than that to put me down!"Nolan North: "Come on, Zinyak, is that all you got?"

Zinyak: "You think you're winning, don't you? How amusing."

+Male 1: "What the fuck...? Okay that is not fair."

-Female 1: "Seriously?"Female 2: "And here I expected you not to be a coward."Female 3: "Okay now that just isn't fair."Male 1: "What the fuck...? Okay that is not fair."Male 2: "Seriously? You're gonna pull that shit now?"Male 3: "Where the hell are you going? Come on, face me!"Nolan North: "What the fuck...? Oh that's just not fair."

— Zinyak Entering Shield

No! No! This cannot be!

— Zinyak, going down

+Male 1: "Seems your suit's having some problems."

-Female 1: "Having a few problems with your suit, Zinyak?"Female 2: "Having a few problems with your suit, Zinyak?"Female 3: "Looks like your suit's havin' problems."Male 1: "Seems your suit's having some problems."Male 2: "Having some technical problems?"Male 3: "Looks like that suit's having some problems."Nolan North: "Seems your suit's having some problems."

Shaundi: "You got to be fucking kidding me."Kinzie: ""Keep what you kill," it's a classic."The Protagonist: "Alright?"The Protagonist: "...time to take over a new home world."Narrator: "And so, the Saints Empire was born."

— Ending without Loyalty missions completed

Shaundi: "You got to be fucking kidding me."Kinzie: ""Keep what you kill," it's a classic."The Protagonist: "So do I get a manservant or what?"Zinjai: "Excellency, I'm Zinjai, your personal steward."The Protagonist: "Alright ZJ, I need you to level with me. How technologically advanced are the Zin?"Zinjai: "In our experience we are the most advanced culture in the known universe."The Protagonist: "Zinyak told a friend of mine that he could restore Earth, was he lying?"Zinjai: "A half truth, your Excellency. Earth has been atomized, there is no undoing that. However, time travel would allow you to see Earth again before it's destruction."The Protagonist: "Whoa, whoa, whoa... Time travel?"Zinjai: "Zinyak was fascinated with Earth culture, he made it a point to go back and build a menagerie of his favorite humans."Pierce: "Don't tease me your Excellency."The Protagonist: "Let's go on a field trip."Narrator: "When the novelty of shaping history wore off, the Saints remembered the words of Zinjai..."The Protagonist: "Is this all of them?"Zinjai: "It's hard to say, Your Excellency. Zinyak was a long time collector."Narrator: "...and that my friends, is how I first met the Saints."